Thursday, January 13, 2011

If you haven't visited our current science blog, Integrated Science at Home, go take a look. We're working our way through a Teaching Company video lecture series called The Joy of Science, which explains the major science concepts using a chronological approach. The series is a handy way of making sure we cover some of the basic material we may have skimmed or skipped over in our more focused courses.

As we watch each episode, I've been jotting down ideas for labs we can do related to each topic. So far most of the topics have been related to Classical Physics. (You know, that stuff I thought would be too boring to go over last year.) I've really been enjoying the projects we've done. Tonight when it got dark we did a demonstration of Total Internal Reflection using a laser pointer and a soda bottle full of water. Check it out!

Have Fun Learning Physics!

My name is Kathy Ceceri, and I'm a writer, teacher, artist and homeschooling mom. I created Home Physics as a resource for people who want to learn more about physics for themselves, their students or their kids. Here you'll find information and activities aimed at non-scientists and non-traditional teachers (much of it free).